Curcumin as a Stabilizer of Macrophage Polarization during <i>Plasmodium</i> Infection

Curcumin as a Stabilizer of Macrophage Polarization during <i>Plasmodium</i> Infection

Malaria is a parasitic infection responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. During the disease, phagocytosis of infected red blood cells by the macrophages induces the production of reactive oxygen (ROS) and nitrogen species (RNS), culminating in parasite death. Curcumin (CUR) is...

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Main Authors: Maria Clara C. Cordeiro, Fernanda D. Tomé, Felipe S. Arruda, Simone Gonçalves da Fonseca, Patrícia R. A. Nagib, Mara R. N. Celes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
RAW 264.7 cells
curcumin
malaria
iNOS
arginase
phagocytosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/10/2505

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